Delivery/Payment Options
Payment Options:
Paypal is our preferred method of payment due to it being an extremely secure way of paying for your purchases and you no longer need to have an account with Paypal to pay with debit or credit card just choose the option to pay as a guest. Read’s Creations are able to take payment over the phone on 07886656438 – on a secure terminal.
We accept cheques or Postal Orders and if you Contact Us with your requirements, we will send you an Invoice vai email for payment. As soon as the cheque is cleared by the bank we will commence customisation of your purchase. Please allow 7 days for cheque clearance and, depending on the bespoke nature of your purchase up to 5 – 14 further days to postage date. For standard decorative boxes the item will be posted within 4 days of cheque clearance.
If you bank online, a direct bank transfer is also an option – please Contact Us if you would prefer this method and we will advise you of our bank details. This method normally takes 3-5 days for payment to be transferred.
Delivery:
For all standard sized decorative boxes we aim to despatchwithin 2-3 days with Parcelforce Express 24. For personalised and cusomised boxes please allow 3-4 working days for delivery. (For Jumbo Pine hand-painted boxes please allow 10-14 days. Boxes with engraved nameplates please allow 5-10 days) ** If you require your box by a particular date, please let us know and we can treat it as a priority.
Our standard Postage and Packaging cost is currently £8.95 – £9.95 for UK Mainland only via Parcel Force Express 24 (We use Parcelforce as we find them reliable and they look after our parcels and keep them safe)
Please note ANY deliveries to non-mainland UK (Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands are £24.00 for 48 hrs via Parcelforce.
The Scottish Highlands and POSTCODES: IV, HS, KA27-28, KW, PA20-49, PA60-78, PH17-26, PH30-44, PH49-50 & ZE are all £18.50.
For The Republic of Ireland we use Parcelforce/Fedex due to their reliability at a cost of £26.50. If you have any doubt please contact us prior to payment and we will send you an invoice for payment. If a box is ordered and the postage is more than the standard price we will send a separate Paypal invoice for payment for the difference prior to the box being despatched.
If you are local to Droitwich or would like to collect your box, please use the Contact Us form and we will send you an invoice not including postage.
For standard Decorative Boxes and Baby Gift Sets we aim to despatch the goods within 3-4 days. If you particularly require your finished keepsake box urgently, please contact us before payment and we will advise you of our current lead time. We will do our utmost to supply you within the time-frame required.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS:-
We regret we are not able to supply our standard boxes to the American market at this time.
We will consider supplying the Oak or Pine boxes to the USA – with UPS signed for is approx. £89.00 Plus VAT (Approx 7-10 days) (Please request an invoice for payment)